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MATH310 Complex and Vector Variables — Rick Barth
Registration: 30 The students in this class are typically sophomore math majors for whom it serves as an “introduction to theorems and proofs” course, math minors for whom this serves as the final course in the “applied mathematics” minor sequence, and senior math majors who are interested in gaining familiarity with a new mathematical topic. […]
MATH105 Quantitative Reasoning — Rick Barth
Registration: typically 30 Students (in spring 2020 there were 42 students) In Spring 2020, I met with students by video during the first week to get acquainted and to demonstrate the software platforms and routines of the course, but otherwise I conducted this class entirely asynchronously. This was in part because the number of students […]
COMP 320 Principles of Programming Languages — Alyce Brady
(Spring 2020, Re-envisioned for future hybrid offering) Enrollment: 37 students (should have been more like 15) Under normal circumstances, this course meets three times a week for a mixture of lecture, some group-work, and weekly presentations by students. When enrollment is high, students present in small groups with each group presenting just once in the […]
COMP 105 Introduction to Computer Science — Alyce Brady
Enrollment: 32 students Usually would meet 4 times a week (3 lecture/mini-lab classes and a full lab each week); there are usually 2 lab sections of approx. 15 students each. Under normal circumstances, the most valuable interpersonal interactions are during the lab/mini-lab times, when students work side-by-side, asking questions and comparing approaches, and I circulate, […]
Customize your background image in Teams
An important note: The steps below work for me in the Teams App on Windows 10. We’ve come to realize that different operating systems have different features and behavior. If you have a Mac, Chromebook, or use the browser-based Teams site, please let everyone know how/if this works for you in the comments below. Thanks! […]
Online College: General Advice from My Own Experiences — Lars Enden
As someone with a fair amount of experience with teaching in online environments, I’ve been asking myself lately what kind of advice I would like to give to you, my fellow colleagues, that would be both useful, general, and different from what you’ve probably already heard. I have taught over 40 online classes in my […]
Displaying An iPad Screen On a Mac (e.g., to embed a whiteboard in a recorded Teams meeting) — Alyce Brady
This 4 minute video describes the use of QuickTime to display an iPad’s screen on a Mac. The specific context that motivated this video was to describe one of several ways to share a whiteboard in a Teams meeting, especially if you want to record the meeting for students to refer back to. (At the […]
Five Things: Library Resources to Support Teaching
1. Ask us for help Do you need help finding a book, film, or other resources for your class? Having problems accessing library databases or an article or eBook? Any questions about library services? Email us at Library@kzoo.edu. 2. Course Materials Librarians are happy to talk with you about materials for your courses. We can […]
Using Zoom to Record a Video Lecture — Regina Stevens-Truss
Sometimes I have had trouble using Teams to record a lecture using my Mac computer. Here’s how I do that using Zoom: